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1856 1ed US Japan Expedition Commodore Perry Astronomy

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1856 Francis L. Hawks "The Expedition Of An American Squadron To The China Seas And Japan": Under command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy By order of the Goverment Of The United States, compiled for journals and original notes of Commodore Perry and his officers, at the request,

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1856 1ed Narrative of Expedition American Squadron: 1856 1ed Narrative of Expedition American Squadron Perry Hawks JAPAN China MAPS Matthew C Perry was one of the most important American Naval officers during the 19th-century. While he was notable for

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COMMODORE PERRYS SQUADRON TO CHINA SEAS AND JAPAN 1857: Title: COMMODORE PERRYS SQUADRON TO CHINA SEAS AND JAPAN 1857 Description: NARRATIVE OF COMMODORE PERRYS EXPEDITION TO CHINA SEA AND JAPAN related by Francis Hawks, Appleton Pub. Perry and forceful bu

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1796 1ed US Captain James Cook Third Voyage: 1796 1ed US Captain James Cook Third Voyage of Illustrated Pacific Islands “Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.” – James Cook James Cook was an 18th-century Br

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1756 1ed Astronomy Navigation Optics Science Martyn: 1756 1ed Astronomy Navigation Optics Science Martyn Philosophical Transactions John Martyn’s book “Philosophical Transactions” was the world’s first scientific journal; however, at that time t

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1821 NAVY Commodore Perry Naval Battles War of 1812: 1821 NAVY Commodore Perry Naval Battles War of 1812 Ships + Pike & Lawrence RARE Oliver Hazard Perry was an 18th-century American naval commander who served in various wars including the War of 1812.

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1931 1ed US General Pershing Experiences in World War I: 1931 1ed US General Pershing Experiences in World War I Germany Illustrated 2v John J Pershing was an American Army General who served the United States during the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American Wa

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1743 1ed Astronomy Rivard Treaty of Sphere Moon: 1743 1ed Astronomy Rivard Treaty of Sphere Moon Calendar Navigation Philosophy Dominique-François Rivard was an 18th-century philosopher who published several treatises on scientific topics incl

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1898 1ed US Army & Navy Spanish-American War CUBA: 1898 1ed US Army & Navy Spanish-American War CUBA Hawaii Philippines Photographs A rare and desirable first edition printing of ‘The American Navy’. This 1898 reference is beautifully illustrated

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1791 1ed US LAW Reports Isaac Espinasse Nisi Prius: 1791 1ed US LAW Reports Isaac Espinasse Nisi Prius Digest Criminal Slander The Isaac Espinasse Reports is a collection of common law reports from the late 18th-century. These ‘nisi prius’ cases pe

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1895 1ed US Congress John Sherman Recollections: 1895 1ed US Congress John Sherman Recollections Government President Garfield Best known for authoring the Anti-Trust Act of 1890, John Sherman was an American politician and Congressman. In 1895, She

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1856 1ed US Japan Expedition Commodore Perry Astronomy

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1856 1ed US Japan Expedition Commodore Perry Astronomy Constellation Illustrated

‘United States Japan Expedition’ is the astronomical observations compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his officers, at his request, and under his supervision; published by order of the Congress of the United States.

This rare edition includes over 350 star-chart plates and facing each plate is the date, time, position, weather conditions, and notes for that plate!

Item number: #7426

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JONES, George

United States Japan Expedition, Observations of the Zodiacal Light, from April 2, 1853, to April 22, 1855 made chiefly on board the United States steam-frigate Mississippi with conclusions from the data thus obtained

Washington, D.C.: A.O.P. Nicholson, printer, 1856.

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Collation: Complete with all pages

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352 star-charts!

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~11in X 9in (28cm x 22.5cm)

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